Helpful contact information for providers for Somerset’s Early Years Team

Advice and suggestions to help you start up your own childcare business, including Childminders, Nurseries, Pre-schools, Holiday Clubs and After School Care

Includes information on how to advertise or apply for an Early Years job vacancy

The Early Years Team provides many training opportunities through workshops for providers

How childcare providers are represented at decision-making bodies and how providers' voices can be heard

All three and four years olds are entitled to 15 hours of free early years entitlement, or nursery funding, a week

Information on the pupil premium and qualifying criteria

Families with 2 year old children can apply for funding

Money that is available to a nominated childcare provider once a year.

Early years entitlement for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds - information and updates to help providers

Helpful resources, links and updates for Out of School Childcare (OOSC) providers in Somerset

An evaluation framework design for all early years providers

Useful links to different websites we work closely with to bring Early Years providers up to date and helpful information

Information about the 2021 Early Years Foundation Foundation Stage and a toolkit for providers

We have developed 11 Early Years Communities across the county to support practitioners who deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage

Helpful contact information for our key partners, including Somerset’s Area SENCos, Children’s Social Care Team and the Entitlements Team

English as an Additional Language, racial incidents and Special Educational Needs